Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Starry Triggerfish
Abalistes stellatus
Starry Triggerfish
Category: Triggerfishes
Scientific Name: Abalistes stellatus
Size: Up to 2 ft. (60 cm)  
Depth: 10-300 ft. (3-90 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
      └Balistidae (Family)
       └Abalistes (Genus)
        └A. stellatus (Species)

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